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Pharmacology and its Effects on Occupational Performance

Pharmacology and its Effects on Occupational Performance
April 27-28, 2013

Presenter: Rashid Kashani
 
Audience:
This course is intended for Occupational Therapists at any stage in their career.
 
Course Description:
This is a two day weekend course that will include:
- introduction to basic concepts of drug therapy and drugs commonly used by clients in rehabilitation settings
- an overview of factors affecting client medication choices, medication taking behaviours, metabolism and response
 
The focus will be the relationship between medication use and occupational performance.
 
Goal Statement:
This course will provide participants with an understanding of basic pharmacological concepts and their relationship to occupational performance issues relating to medication adherence, clients’ responses to medications and metabolism.
 
Objectives:
At the end of the course participants will be able to identify:
1. Basic pharmacological concepts
2. Medication issues that might affect interventions
3. The implications medication choices may have on occupational performance
 
Occupational Therapy Outcomes:
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
1. Understand the impact of a variety of medications on occupational performance
2. Describe and understand basic medication lists
3. Articulate medication issues for specific client conditions
4. Provide basic counseling to clients/families regarding medication issues that impact function
 
Transferable skills:
-Improved ability to function as an interdisciplinary team member
-Improved ability to grade therapeutic interventions considering potential medication effects on occupational performance.

Registration Fee - $350 
Early Bird Fee - $295 Before March 1, 2013
 

 

Schedule (subject to change):

Saturday:

Introductions – what do you want to get from this module?

Medication & clients’ choice to take or not take them

Case studies on client choice / in class activities & discussion

Occupational Therapists contributions to medication management

Concepts & terminology in pharmacology I – Drug nomenclature

Lab values & their significance (or insignificance)

Medication references / resources

In class practice - using references & resources

Concepts & terminology in pharmacology II – Definitions, rates & relationships

Routes of administration & adherence

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Antidepressant

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Antipsychotic

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Anti-bimodal

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – ADHD

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Anti-Dementia

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Anxiolytic

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Sedative/Hypnotic

Common classifications of medications in Mental Health – Z drugs

In class activity - use or non-use of medication & impact on occupational performance, psychotropic medications

Closing discussion / debate on current topics relating to medications & client choice relating to mental health

Sunday:

Opening discussion / debate on current topics relating to medications & client choice relating to physical health

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Cardiac

Common classifications of medications Physical Health  – Vascular

Common classifications of medications Physical Health  – Anticonvulsant

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Anti-Parkinsonian

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Anti-Spasmodic

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Anti-Diabetic

In class activity - use or non-use of medication & impact on occupational performance, physical health medications

Common classifications of medications Physical Health  – Pain medication

Common classifications of medications Physical Health  – Biologic

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Chemotherapeutic

Common classifications of medications Physical Health – Steroid

In class activity – “challenge case study” – problem solving to assist client in medication decision-making.

Antibiotics and AROs

Vaccines and current flu campaigns

Individual factors impacting drug response & metabolism

The future of occupational therapy and client medication choices

In class activity – Apps and medication

Revisiting course themes

Wrap up & Evaluations

 

 

Address:
Mother Rosalie Health Services Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
T5R 4H5

This course is only held at the Mother Rosalie Health Services Centre and is not necessarily endorsed or supported by Covenant Health Group." />

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